This painting, by the Greek artist Vasilios Chatzis (c. 1870–1915), recalls the awkward Fourth Crusade, when Christians crusaded against Christians. This bizarre series of...
In the late 7th century, there thrived a powerful Berber woman named Kahina. Also known as, Kāhinah, al-Kahina, Dahlia, Daya, Dihya al-Kahina or Dahia-al-Kahina,...
The Malleus Maleficarum (published in 1487 by Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger)
"If we ignore, we find that nearly all the kingdoms of the world have...
Emperor Constans II of Constantinople (641-668/669), according to the historical tradition of his reign, was accused of murdering his own brother, Theodore, around the...
Al-Ghazālī (c. 1058-1111)
"The sensory world is a ladder to the rational world, for, if there were no connection and relationship between the two, the...
Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755/1757-1804)
"Ambition, avarice, personal animosity, party opposition, and many other motives not more laudable than these, are apt to operate as well...
In the late 7th century, there thrived a powerful Berber woman named Kahina. Also known as, Kāhinah, al-Kahina, Dahlia, Daya, Dihya al-Kahina or Dahia-al-Kahina,...
Ixion was a particularly unscrupulous and conniving figure from the tales of ancient Greek mythology. Although he was most famous for stories involving him...
This heavily-wooded landscape painting, by the French artist Jean-Victor Bertin (c. 1767-1842), alludes to the sad myth of Apollo and Daphne. In the dimly...
Jonathan Swift (c. 1667-1745)
"Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance."
Gulliver’s Travels (Voyage...
Thorir Olvirsson was an up-and-coming, youthful 11th-century Norwegian nobleman who cultivated a lot of good will with the people living in the regions around...
Euripides (c. 485-406 BCE)
"All of our human life is full of pain
and there is no rest from toil."
From Euripides’ Hippolytus (approximately line 190),...
Ixion was a particularly unscrupulous and conniving figure from the tales of ancient Greek mythology. Although he was most famous for stories involving him...
Infamous Emperor Nero (r. 54-68) was the adopted son and heir of Emperor Claudius (r. 41-54). Although Nero, indeed, succeeded Claudius as emperor of...
Benjamin West (c. 1738-1820), an artist who was born in Britain’s North American colonies but lived in England before and after the American Revolution,...
This artwork, by the French artist Eugène Delacroix (c. 1798-1863), was created as he visualized and practiced for a painting that he would produce...
William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616)
"Cupid is a knavish lad,
Thus to make poor females mad."
From William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Act...
This painting, by the Greek artist Vasilios Chatzis (c. 1870–1915), recalls the awkward Fourth Crusade, when Christians crusaded against Christians. This bizarre series of...
In the late 7th century, there thrived a powerful Berber woman named Kahina. Also known as, Kāhinah, al-Kahina, Dahlia, Daya, Dihya al-Kahina or Dahia-al-Kahina,...
Alexander Hamilton (c. 1755/1757-1804)
"Ambition, avarice, personal animosity, party opposition, and many other motives not more laudable than these, are apt to operate as well...
Privernum, an Italian city-state, waged war against the Roman Republic between 330-329 BCE. Fighting in conjunction with their ally, Fundi, the Privernum-Fundi alliance began...
Euripides (c. 485-406 BCE)
"All of our human life is full of pain
and there is no rest from toil."
From Euripides’ Hippolytus (approximately line 190),...
Ixion was a particularly unscrupulous and conniving figure from the tales of ancient Greek mythology. Although he was most famous for stories involving him...
